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Monthly Archives: November 2023

  1. November 17, 2023

    Alarming increase in Cyclospora cases in the US

    A total of 1,957 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported in the United States so far this year.

    That is already surpassing the 1,129 cases reported in all of 2022. (1) The investigation of this outbreak is ongoing with no specific food item being identified as the source of most of these illnesses, although the outbreak count does include 20 patients in

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  2. November 01, 2023

    New Antimicrobials for Difficult-to-Treat Pathogens: Sulbactam-Durlobactam and Rezafungin

    Healthcare professionals face a constant challenge with ever-evolving bacterial and fungal infections. Multidrug-resistant pathogens threaten the efficacy of existing treatments and highlight the need for new antimicrobial therapies. These microorganisms are typically resistant to the majority of antimicrobial agents, including carbapenems, making them difficult to treat. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) as an urgent public health threat.

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